退屈しのぎ

たいくつしのぎ

Also written 退屈凌ぎ

Meanings

1. Noun killing time; staving off boredom

Kanji

• 退 withdraw. Read as タイ.
• 屈 bend. Read as クツ.

Example sentences

• この頃私は退屈しのぎに庭造りをしています。
  I am gardening these days just to kill time.

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